Docking at Magwe

The ropes are held by a 1,200mm long bamboo stake hammered into the bank. I was surprised it could hold the boat - as you can see the top rope is quite taut.

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Magwe, home of Aung San

March 12th 2015
Geo: 20.1365, 94.9327With a population of 500,000 Magwe is one of the largest cities in Myanmar. The new capital Naypyitaw is still being built more or less midway between Mandalay and Yangon, but the Parliament and many government functions have already been transferred there. In Magwe we saw the original statue of General Aung San sitting on his horse, and there are many copies throughout ... read more

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